Xerox announced its most affordable desktop colour laser printer and multifunction product (MFP) designed for small business as a replacement for business inkjet printers and all-in-one devices.

The Phaser 6110 colour laser priter prints up to 4ppm in colour and 16ppm in black&white at a print resolution of 2400×600 dpi. Available in four configurations at a starting price of EUR 274.00 the device will be available from November 2006.

Компания Canon USA Inc. производит серию новых мощных и все еще доступных цветных устройств для крупных и малых офисов. Базируясь на четырехбарабанной технологии, аппараты C5180,C4580 и C4080 обеспечивают скорость печати 51, 45 и 40 стр/мин для документов формата «письмо» в черно-белом режиме и 51, 45 и 36 стр/мин в цветном режиме.

While the C5180 is already available the other models will become available by the end of 2006.

HP will purchase 3COM, a leading provider of networking switching, routing and security solutions, for approximately USD 2,7 billion. The terms of the transaction have been approved by HP and 3COM boards of directors.

The acquisition of 3COM will expand HP’s Ethernet switching offerings, add routing solutions and strengthen the company’s position in China as one of the world’s fastest growing markets.

The combination will add a large research and development team in China that will drive the acceleration of innovations of HP’s networking solutions.

Kyocera Mita America Inc. has been named the most reliable monochrome Multifunctional Product (MFP) line in a recent survey of service managers and dealers. Kyocera Mita’s MFPs earned a total overall reliability score of 8,4 (out of 10,0), as compared to the industry average of 7,9.

Kyocera Mita has been awarded in three of the past five years in that survey conducted by Office Product Analyst.

В прошлом году компания Xerox Corp. получила 706 патентов США; это на 16 % больше, чем в 2008 г. и позволило компании попасть в 25 наибольших в мире корпоративных получателей патентов в 2009 г.

Xerox’s joint venture in Japan, Fuji Xerox Co.Ltd. received 425 US patents, in increase of 28 percent over 2008.

When taken together the Xerox group garnered 1’131 patents totally which pushes Xerox into rank 12 worldwide. Fuji Xerox patents were not included in the ranking compiled by US patent analysis firm IFI Patent Intelligence.

Xerox and Fuji Xerox collectively invest about USD 1,15 billion annually in research, developments and engineering.

Xerox’s joint venture in Japan, Fuji Xerox Co.Ltd. received 425 US patents, in increase of 28 percent over 2008.

When taken together the Xerox group garnered 1’131 patents totally which pushes Xerox into rank 12 worldwide. Fuji Xerox patents were not included in the ranking compiled by US patent analysis firm IFI Patent Intelligence.

Xerox and Fuji Xerox collectively invest about USD 1,15 billion annually in research, developments and engineering.